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Empowering Financial Insights, Shaping Industry Futures
Regulatory change moves faster than the guidance explaining it. These are our notes from the middle of it, what changed, what it means, and what we did about it.
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RegTech & AI
The regulatory burden facing financial institutions is not a problem that will simplify itself. Each year, more than 50,000 pages of regulatory text are published globally, spanning prudential requirements, operational…
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RegTech & AI
Three Reasons GenAI Keeps Stalling in Financial Services
Across regulatory change, risk, finance, governance and delivery, the work today is increasingly narrative-driven, interpretation-heavy, overwhelmingly text-based, and documented for audit rather than speed. A large part…
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RegTech & AI
Financial Institutions Seek Improvements in CSRD Reporting, GenAI Offers Solutions
Now that the first CSRD reports have been submitted, many financial institutions face a new challenge: how can a one-off effort be embedded into a sustainable, annual process? Research by ACE + Company shows that…
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Our Practical Inspiration Session: AI in Risk & Compliance
Across the financial industry, one question keeps coming back: what can AI realistically do in risk and compliance today? Much of the conversation around AI still focuses on technology. Yet the real shift is happening…
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RegTech & AI
RegAI Shortlisted for RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026
We are proud to share that RegAI Helia, Ace’s Regulatory Intelligence & Automation Platform, has been shortlisted for the RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026 in the category Most Innovative Technology for Regulatory Compliance…
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Ace + Company appoints Janco Jordaan as Partner
Ace + Company has appointed Janco Jordaan as Partner, effective 1 January 2026. With this appointment, Ace has strengthened its partner group and continues to accelerate the further development of its RegTech and RegAI Helia…
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Sustainable Finance
From Pledges to Portfolios: Why Biodiversity Still Lags
Dutch banks, insurers, and asset managers have moved biodiversity up the agenda, signing pledges and joining initiatives such as TNFD, the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge, and PBAF. But progress is slow in turning those…
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Sustainable Finance
Amended ESRS Omnibus Exposure Drafts timeline: A Closer Look
EFRAG’s July 31, 2025 Omnibus Exposure Drafts mark the most significant overhaul of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) since their initial release under CSRD. However, the substance of requirements…
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Responsible AI
How to turn AI governance into a single control fabric
Banks today are navigating an increasingly complex web of digital regulations, spanning data protection, operational resilience, and now, AI-specific risk management. While regulatory overlap is nothing new, the arrival…
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Integrated Risk Management
Integrating Environmental and Social Factors into Risk Management: A Reflection on Current Status
As the world faces the increasing impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, financial institutions are under growing pressure to integrate these factors into their risk management frameworks. While…
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Sustainable Finance
The Omnibus Package: a Game-Changer for Financial Institutions and Sustainability Compliance
The European Commission’s Omnibus Package introduces significant changes to corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence obligations, with the potential to fundamentally reshape the compliance landscapes for…
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Regulatory Change Management
Regulatory Change Reinvented: making compliance easy and effective
Increasing pressure on regulatory change for financial institutions Despite an increased focus on regulatory change over the last years, the complexity thereof is also growing at an increasing rate, leading to major…
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Integrated Risk Management
Navigating Supervisory Evaluation
Supervisory expectations continue to rise Supervisory expectations continue to rise. A far more pro-active approach to supervisory evaluation is key to safeguard resilience in an increasingly complex environment. The…
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Sustainable Finance
Why embedding ESG into probability of default models is good for banks and the planet
From sector-based exclusion to sustainability-linked products, more and more banks are taking steps to align with the growing demand for a more sustainable financial services industry. At the same time, however, the…
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Sustainable Finance
New EBA report joins Ace in calling for greater integration of ESG in PD modeling
This October, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a new report that’s certain to cause a stir in the world of sustainable finance. In fact, it’s already been the subject of much interest here at the Ace…
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Risketeers
Risketeers: Developing Next-Generation Talent Together
Ace + Company has always been about solving problems in regulatory compliance. That’s true with our consultancy and management, with our regtech solutions, and with our interim professionals. And, with Risketeers, we’re…
Sustainable Finance
Quantifying and modeling the S part of ESG
ESG is increasingly measured, standardized, and reported on by financial organizations across the globe but with a focus on environmental and governance factors, social impact lags behind. In one survey by BNB Paribas ,…
Regulatory Change Management
Best practices for change management in regulatory compliance
Today’s financial regulatory environment is complex and often fast-paced. Before Basel II started making regulations more comprehensive, most financial organizations could expect to implement one new regulation at a…
Sustainable Finance
How can Banks Build ESG Capabilities Internally?
As the ECB shifts focus towards its climate change risks and sustainable finance, it becomes more pressing for banks to make the necessary changes to show compliance not just in 3-5 years but also now. While many banks…
Sustainable Finance
Building Internal Resources to Meet ESG Obligations
As meeting ESG requirements becomes more pressing, banking organizations are more and more facing shortages of resources, whether internal knowledge, people, or data. Those shortages make sense, as the combination of…
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